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[[File:Segacard.jpg|thumb|200px]]The Sega Card (known in Japan as "My Card") is a memory card format used to store games for the SG-1000 / SC-3000 and the [[Sega Master System]]. The cards were plugged into onboard cardslots or into compatible adapters. Several versions of the format were created, including a rewritable one that allowed new titles to be downloaded to a card.
While substantially cheaper to produce than cartridges, the storage limitations of the format resulted in Sega publishing only a dozen games in the format (1986–1987) before moving to using solely game cartridges. The revised model of the Sega Master System, [http://retroconsoles.wikia.com/wiki/Sega_Master_System#Master_System_II Sega Master System II] had no Sega Card support, reflecting Sega's move away from the format.
==Versions==
There were four versions of the card.
: The original My Card was released for Sega's [[SG-1000]] console (SG-1000 and SG-1000II) and [[SC-3000]] series (SC-3000 and SC-3000H).
: The second version of the card was for the Sega's Japan-only Mark III. The Mark III is also backwards compatible with SG-1000 My Cards through the "Mega adapter" device.
: The third version of the card, called the "Sega Card" was released for the Master System, the international version of the Mark III. The Power Base Converter has a card slot allowing for use of the cards on the Mega Drive.
: The final version of the format was the My Card EP, a rewritable version that was test marketed only in Japan.
==Technical specifications==
*Capacity up to 32KB
*Thickness of about 2mm size
*36-pin (pin 17, pin 19 ground)
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[[File:Segacard.jpg|thumb|200px]]The Sega Card (known in Japan as "My Card") is a memory card format used to store games for the SG-1000 / SC-3000 and the [[Sega Master System]]. The cards were plugged into onboard cardslots or into compatible adapters. Several versions of the format were created, including a rewritable one that allowed new titles to be downloaded to a card.
While substantially cheaper to produce than cartridges, the storage limitations of the format resulted in Sega publishing only a dozen games in the format (1986–1987) before moving to using solely game cartridges. The revised model of the Sega Master System, [http://retroconsoles.wikia.com/wiki/Sega_Master_System#Master_System_II Sega Master System II] had no Sega Card support, reflecting Sega's move away from the format.
==Versions==
There were four versions of the card.
: The original My Card was released for Sega's [[SG-1000]] console (SG-1000 and SG-1000II) and [[SC-3000]] series (SC-3000 and SC-3000H).
: The second version of the card was for the Sega's Japan-only Mark III. The Mark III is also backwards compatible with SG-1000 My Cards through the "Mega adapter" device.
: The third version of the card, called the "Sega Card" was released for the Master System, the international version of the Mark III. The Power Base Converter has a card slot allowing for use of the cards on the Mega Drive.
: The final version of the format was the My Card EP, a rewritable version that was test marketed only in Japan.
==Technical specifications==
*Capacity up to 32KB
*Thickness of about 2mm size
*36-pin (pin 17, pin 19 ground)
